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Seven Cabins Fire Update – Lincoln County, New Mexico 6/1/26 Firefighters on the Seven Cabins Fire continue working to s...
06/01/2026

Seven Cabins Fire Update – Lincoln County, New Mexico 6/1/26

Firefighters on the Seven Cabins Fire continue working to strengthen containment efforts east of Capitan. If conditions allow, crews may implement an indirect containment strategy by conducting a small burnout operation ahead of the fire. This tactic helps remove hazardous fuels in front of the advancing fire, allowing firefighters to safely bring low-intensity fire down steep and inaccessible slopes.

The operation is designed to:
✅ Increase containment opportunities
✅ Reduce fire perimeter complexity
✅ Improve firefighter safety
✅ Protect vegetation that helps reduce runoff and flash-flooding risks

If the burnout operation takes place, residents may notice increased smoke and visible flames in the area before forecasted rainfall arrives. Fire managers emphasize that firefighter and public safety remain the top priority.

Weather conditions today are expected to bring increased cloud cover along with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Cooler, cloudier conditions can assist firefighting efforts by reducing fuel heating and slowing fire activity.

📸 Thank you to a CTFB subscriber for providing yesterday’s photo from the fire area. We appreciate the continued support and updates from those on the ground.

Last week, recreation staff on the Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest teamed up with the Durango He...
05/31/2026

Last week, recreation staff on the Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest teamed up with the Durango Helitack Crew to remove old bridge timbers and leftover materials from the Gold Run Trail bridge.

The bridge spans Bear Creek and connects Gold Run Trail #618 with Bear Creek Trail #607. After the bridge was reconstructed in 2024, the original materials were staged nearby until they could be removed.

Instead of spending an estimated 2–3 weeks packing out roughly 3,700 pounds of material by hand or with stock animals, recreation staff requested help from Durango Helitack. The crew used their Type 1 Super Puma helicopter and turned the project into a long-line training mission.

In just two days, the project was completed — helping the district clean up the site while giving helitack crew members valuable technical training.

Great work by the Durango Helitack Crew and San Juan National Forest staff for the teamwork, professionalism, and support. 📸 USFS.

05/31/2026

NFS-managed single engine air tanker (SEAT) bases are now coordinating aerial applicator drops on the fires in Harrison and Valentine in Nebraska. 📸 Nebraska Forest Service.

New Start: 🚨FIRE NEWS🚨200+ acresU.S. Wildland Fire Service Great Basin Unit 1- Boise responded to the Scole Fire at appr...
05/31/2026

New Start: 🚨FIRE NEWS🚨200+ acres

U.S. Wildland Fire Service Great Basin Unit 1- Boise responded to the Scole Fire at approximately 2:07 pm located near South Cole and South of Tenmile Creek.

Fire resources currently assigned include:

• 1 overhead personnel
• 4 engines
• 1 dozer
• 1 fire investigators
• 1 water tender
• Kuna Fire Department
No estimated containment or control times.

Use caution while traveling and stay alert for emergency personnel and equipment operating on roadways.

Updates will be provided as information becomes available. 📸 BLM

LOBSTICK 🔥 update: As of 10:30 a.m., May 31, 2026. Saskatchewan, Canada. • Today’s weather forecast; A surface low and u...
05/31/2026

LOBSTICK 🔥 update: As of 10:30 a.m., May 31, 2026. Saskatchewan, Canada.

• Today’s weather forecast; A surface low and upper trough to the southwest will bring cloudy skies, east-southeasterly winds, chance of showers with the risk of thundershowers to the region. Up to 10mm of precipitation, along with winds gusting to 70km/h and a risk of small hail in the thunderstorm. The upper ridge to the east will continue to experience well-above seasonal conditions. Max temperature: 29 C. Minimum relative humidity: 35%. Winds: E-SE 20-30 G 45-50kmh. Precipitation: Trace in showers.

• The size of the fire is currently 19,000 hectares.

• SPSA staff will continue constructing dozer lines along the eastern and northern flanks of the south side, working toward the North Saskatchewan River. The IA crew will begin building helicopter landing pads along the eastern flank and will lay hose lines to extinguish hotspots.

• On the north side of the river, a dozer line will also be built heading east toward the North Saskatchewan River to help prevent the fire from advancing toward the transmission line. Helicopters will continue applying fire gel along the transmission line for added protection.

• SPSA will continue setting up value protection around the community of Holbein.

• Crews are using equipment provided by a wildfire contractor from B.C. to establish a four-inch trunk line around Holbein which will be connected to sprinkler heads positioned within the outskirts of the hamlet to hydrate and raise the relative humidity of the surrounding area.

• Crews on the western flank will continue using wildland fire units, with support from local fire departments, to control and suppress the fire along the forest edges. They will also assist SPSA with fire-line operations. 📸 Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency

After an unmanned aerial system mapped the fire yesterday, the is now 1,397 acres and 46% contained.Containment indica...
05/31/2026

After an unmanned aerial system mapped the fire yesterday, the is now 1,397 acres and 46% contained.

Containment indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. As conditions on a fire change, so can the size of its perimeter. The new mapping shows the fire perimeter has grown, so the containment, expressed as percentage of the perimeter, has gone down.

While the containment percentage has dropped slightly, we are still estimating that the fire will still be fully contained by June 7.

📸 USFS

LOBSTICK fire update: As of 6 p.m., May 30, 2026 Canada• The size of the fire is currently 19,000 hectares.• SPSA Type 1...
05/31/2026

LOBSTICK fire update: As of 6 p.m., May 30, 2026 Canada

• The size of the fire is currently 19,000 hectares.

• SPSA Type 1 firefighters are deployed on both flanks of the fire along with additional support from other SPSA bases across the province.

• Type 2 firefighters are providing support along with heavy equipment, water tenders and fire engines from local fire services.

• Aircraft successfully steered and anchored the head into Callaghan Lake.

• Shellbrook Fire & Rescue and Buckland Fire & Rescue, along with SPSA staff, continue to work in collaboration to fill any resource needs, provide support and mobilize when necessary. Command is being coordinated by the SPSA to enhance communication and solidify objectives.

• A Fire Gel contractor is also assigned to the fire to apply fire gel to homes and vegetation when needed on either side of the North Saskatchewan River. Further north, a wildfire contractor from B.C. is establishing a four-inch trunk line around Holbein which will be connected to sprinkler heads positioned within the outskirts of the hamlet to hydrate and raise the relative humidity of the surrounding area.

• On the east flank, within the South Nisbet block west of Macdowall, crews continue leading dozers and water tenders along with support crews to create dozer lines and extinguish hot spots. 📸 Saskatchewan Public Safety

New Start: Haystack Butte Fire. 1,000 acres WA-14 approx 1 mi NE of WishramKlickitat County, WA.
05/31/2026

New Start: Haystack Butte Fire. 1,000 acres
WA-14 approx 1 mi NE of Wishram
Klickitat County, WA.

T. Saban Lookout – Bighorn National Forest, WyomingPerched at 9,477 feet in the Bighorn Mountains near Ten Sleep, Wyomin...
05/30/2026

T. Saban Lookout – Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming

Perched at 9,477 feet in the Bighorn Mountains near Ten Sleep, Wyoming, the James T. Saban Lookout stands as a reminder of the early days of wildfire detection and the sacrifices made by those who protected our forests.

Originally known as High Park Lookout, the structure was built in 1942 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and served as a fire lookout tower for decades. The lookout was renamed in 2015 to honor James Torrey Saban, who lost his life while fighting Wyoming’s tragic Blackwater Fire in 1937.
The historic lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 and remains one of only three original CCC-built fire lookouts still standing on the Bighorn National Forest today.

Visitors can access the lookout via a short 0.4-mile trail that winds through the forest before opening to incredible views of Meadowlark Lake, High Park, and the surrounding Bighorn Mountains.

CTFB recently had the opportunity to check out the lookout firsthand, and it’s easy to see why this location remains such an important part of Wyoming’s wildfire history. Standing atop the tower provides a unique perspective into the challenging work early fire lookouts performed long before modern technology existed.

Today, the James T. Saban Lookout serves as both a historic landmark and a tribute to the firefighters and lookouts who helped shape wildfire detection and suppression across the American West.

Near Ten Sleep, Wyoming Elevation: 9,477 feet Built: 1942 Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps Renamed in honor of fallen firefighter James T. Saban
Have you ever visited the James T. Saban Lookout?

The CSKT Division of Fire is monitoring a fire in the McDonald Lake area. The Valentine Creek Fire is located 6 miles NE...
05/30/2026

The CSKT Division of Fire is monitoring a fire in the McDonald Lake area. The Valentine Creek Fire is located 6 miles NE of St Ignatius MT, mid slope in the Mission Mtn’s (5400’) burning a single tree from a lightning strike. The size of the fire is 1/10-.25 acre. The fire has shown no spread. The fire area is forecasted to receive significant precipitation over the next 72 hr period. 📸 CSKT. This post is sponsored by Safe SOSS. Now is the time to protect your property. Head over to their website to learn more—the link will be posted in the comments section.

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